Opinion Piece: Patient-Specific Implants May Be the Next Big Thing in Spinal Surgery by Tajrian Amin, William C.H. Parr, Ralph J. Mobbs

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Comparing engagement markers in economics research articles and opinion pieces: a corpus-based study by He, Mengyu, Hajar Abdul Rahim

“…Despite this, few studies have compared their use in research articles and opinion pieces. In addition, studies on engagement markers have not drawn extensively on corpus methodology. …”
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Framings of abortion in Pacific Island print media: qualitative analysis of articles, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor by Kate Burry, Kristen Beek, Heather Worth, Lisa Vallely, Bridget Haire

“…We undertook a thematic analysis of 246 articles, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor that covered the topic of abortion in mainstream print media. …”
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Opinion Piece: Using Career Counselling to Address Work-Related Challenges by Promoting Career Resilience, Career Adaptability, and Employability by Jacobus Gideon (Kobus) Maree

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Preserving sound arguments and academic dialogue by promoting free-of-charge opinion pieces and letters in WFUMB Ultrasound Open Journal by Rebeca Tenajas, David Miraut

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Using social learning theories to explore the role of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in collaborative learning by Xue Zhou, Lilian Schofield

“… This opinion piece highlights the integral role of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in learning within Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). …”
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Positive reframing/rethinking: the simple, effective strategy for tutorials by Kate Swinton

“… This opinion piece discusses the importance of positive reframing as a tool for Learning Development (LD) tutors to use in one-to-one tutorials. …”
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Three Key Problems in Classroom Language Education Research by Andy

“…In the last part of this opinion piece, I propose some ways of addressing these problems, with specific experiential examples.…”

Why should and how can quantum technologies be leveraged at national levels? by AbdulMalek Baitulmal, Nadia Adem

“…Furthermore, taken into account socioeconomic and institutional dimensions of the Libyan society, the framework for the Libyan nation is projected. This opinion piece is intended to inspire researchers, technical industrial experts, stakeholders, and governmental bodies to find roles they need to play to bring QT forward.…”
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The use of a project management tool in distance education to enhance students’ engagement in group work by Hela Hassen

“…With a primary focus on the challenges faced by distance-learning students, the opinion piece delves into the potential of Trello, a collaborative project management tool, to address these challenges and enhance collaborative learning in distance education. …”
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Effective Preventative Measures are Essential to Lower Disease Burden From Dengue and COVID-19 Co-infection in Bangladesh by Proma Rani Das, Sakif Ahamed Khan, Jannatul Mabia Rahman, Syed Masudur Rahman Dewan

“…The objective of this opinion piece is to explore the gravity of co-infection in Bangladesh, as well as the potential challenges to overcome and the preventative measures that need to be implemented to address the severity. …”
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Universal Design: a valuable resource to enhance and improve teaching and learning by Caoimhe Kiernan

“…Opinion Piece. This short piece will explore my experience of undertaking the Digital Badge for Universal Design in Teaching and Learning with the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning from October to December 2022.…”
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THE ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER: Can Small Farms Be Sustained Economically? by John Ikerd

“…Not according to a recent opinion piece in the New York Times written by Bren Smith, a small-scale farmer: "The dirty secret of the food movement is that the much-celebrated small-scale farmer isn't making a living. …”
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Could we ever get rid of usage statistics? by Nancy Bennett

“…The award is made to a librarian who contributes the best opinion piece, and it can be used towards travel to the Charleston Conference, UKSG Conference, Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference or NASIG Conference. …”
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Everyone Could Use A Little Entrepreneurial Resilience by Niamh Imbusch

“…This short opinion piece argues that entrepreneurial resilience is not confined to entrepreneurs; rather, it comprises a mix of personal, transversal skills which can be developed, and which may be to benefit of all students, regardless of discipline. …”
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The vulnerability and jubilation of publication; a reflection on publishing with MedEdPublish by Lorna Davin

“…Promoting your research findings to the broader academic and clinical community requires publication dependent on peer review. This opinion piece is a short reflection on the author's journey as she completes her PhD and traverses the fickle world of peer review and publication. …”
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Difficult Dialogues in the South: Questions about Practice by Martin Nakata

“… This is a reflective opinion piece, on our efforts in Australia to achieve alignment between the goals of Indigenous self-determination, Indigenous studies programmes and decolonising theory for an open and critical dialogue in south–south scholarship agendas. …”
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Ultrasound discrimination between placenta accreta spectrum and urinary bladder varices by Theophilus, KA-B, Collins, S, Nieto-Calvache, A

“…It is important to distinguish between the 2 before birth, however, because each requires a different treatment. In this opinion piece, the authors outline how they make the diagnosis and note that a definitive diagnosis can be made only during surgery.…”

Learning to understand others' actions. by Press, C, Heyes, C, Kilner, J

“…Instead, these authors argue that mirror neurons are produced by associative learning and therefore that they cannot contribute to action understanding. The present opinion piece suggests that this argument is flawed. …”

Counselling for testosterone therapy in mid life men by Sanjay Kalra, Ameya Joshi, Atul Dhingra, Deep Dutta, Sambit Das

“…This therapy is effective and safe if accompanied by adequate counseling, before prescription, and during administration. In this opinion piece, we discuss the style and substance of medication counseling for testosterone therapy. …”
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